About Us
Innovating Wireless with GaN on Silicon Technology
Cutting Edge University Research Combined with Deep Semiconductor Industry Knowledge
Our Story
Finwave Semiconductor is a fabless semiconductor company that uses innovative transistor designs and breakthrough process technologies to unlock the full potential of Gallium Nitride (GaN). Founded by prominent MIT innovators and driven by industry leaders, Finwave is shaping the future through revolutionary advancements in energy efficiency and performance for mobile infrastructure, smartphones, medical devices, and cloud computing.
“Finwave is what happens when brilliant university research combines with accomplished industry professionals who have experience building companies and taking them from startup to IPO.”
JIM CABLE, PH.D. CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER AT FINWAVE
A Rich History of Innovation
Finwave traces its origins back to co-founder Professor Palacios’ lab at MIT, where Dr. Lu and fellow researchers pioneered groundbreaking innovations in GaN technology. As leaders in the field, both Prof. Palacios and Dr. Lu saw untapped potential in GaN semiconductors, believing they could surpass the limitations of conventional semiconductor technologies. With this vision, they founded Cambridge Electronics, Inc. in 2012 to bring these innovations to the market.
Over the past decade, a dedicated interdisciplinary team of engineers has worked tirelessly to mature the original MIT breakthroughs. They scaled wafer sizes from 1 cm² to today’s 8-inch wafers, leveraging silicon-compatible processes to bridge the gap to large-scale manufacturing. Through these efforts and strong supply-chain partnerships, our GaN innovations are now poised for widespread commercial adoption. In 2022, to mark our transition from stealth technology development to commercialization, we rebranded as Finwave.
And we’re just getting started. Thanks to our broad innovation pipeline, the manufacturing excellence of our supply chain, and close partnership with customers, Finwave is poised to deliver energy-efficient solutions that will shape a smarter, cooler, and more sustainable future.
Management Team
Pierre-Yves
Pierre-Yves Lesaicherre was appointed CEO of Finwave Semiconductor in June 2023. Prior to that, he was the CEO of Nanometrics... CEO
Bin Lu
Dr. Bin Lu is the Chief Technology Officer and co-founder of Finwave Semiconductor. He has made groundbreaking contributions to GaN-on-Si.. CTO and Co-Founder
Prof. Tomas Palacios
Tomás Palacios is a co-founder of Finwave and a Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT. Co-Founder
Michael Guyonnet
Mr. Guyonnet joins Finwave from Gallium Semiconductors, a high power amplifier ODM he helped to set up before being eventually acquired by Guerrilla RF. VP Marketing
Ian Warbrick
Ian Warbrick brings his successful track record leading large, medium and startup organizations to his role as Finwave’s COO. COO
Matt East
Matt East has a career spanning over 37 years in the financial management of semiconductor businesses. CFO
Jim Cable
Jim Cable is Finwave’s Chief Strategy Officer. Previously, Jim served in several leadership roles at Peregrine Semiconductor... Chief Strategy Officer
Board of Directors
Jennifer Uhrig
Jennifer Uhrig is Senior Managing Director at Fine Structure Ventures. Previously, Ms. Uhrig worked for over two decades in the Fidelity Growth.... Chair of the Board
Jim Mao
Jim is the founding and managing partner of Citta Capital, a venture capital firm in Silicon Valley focused on early growth stage... Founder of Citta Capital
Mike Noonen
Mike Noonen is CEO of Swave Photonics and has 30 years of experience leading technology businesses resulting... CEO of Swave Photonics
Pierre-Yves
Pierre-Yves Lesaicherre was appointed CEO of Finwave Semiconductor in June 2023. Prior to that, he was the CEO of Nanometrics. CEO
Bin Lu
Dr. Bin Lu co-founded Finwave Semiconductor after completing his Ph.D. degree from MIT. CTO and Co-Founder
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“What sets us apart from others is our team’s ability to break the conventional ideas and innovate with fundamental physics principles.”